According to the latest statistical data from the relevant industry associations, as of the end of last year, more than 130 group-type and satellite-type flexographic printing presses were introduced nationwide. The actual situation is 1/3 is very good, 1/3 is average, and 1/3 is not good. Experts believe that in the past few years, the flexo printing presses in Europe and the United States and the Chinese packaging printing market have run into each other. This process is absolutely necessary for the market economy. There are two gratifying changes in the domestic industry. One is the user. The domestic market for flexible printing press buyers has evolved into the current rationality and pertinence from the initial frivolity and blindness. Another change is that the supporting technologies and materials related to the flexographic printing press have become more mature in the country, lifting the worries for the majority of users of flexographic presses.
At the same time, foreign flexible printing press suppliers are also thinking about this issue: What kind of flexographic machine is really suitable for China's packaging and printing market? Based on the practical application of the flexographic press introduced in these years, necessary adjustments and changes were made to the model and configuration.
So, what was the situation with the previously introduced flexo press?
Among the 130 flexo presses mentioned above, less than 10 satellite flexographic presses with a width of 1 metre or more were used to print all kinds of plastic film products. The vast majority of other machines are group-type flexographic printers. They can be divided into three broad categories:
1. A type of ultra-narrow flexographic plate (about 10 inches) with a width of about 250mm. This type of flexographic plate is used for the production of various stickers, and some of them are also used to process a small number of beer marks. The color group is 6 to 7 colors, and some machines are equipped with full UV function, including cold UV. The number of machines in this category is not much, accounting for about 15% of the total number of machine-type flexo.
2. The second type is a general narrow-width flexographic plate (approximately 16.5 inches) with a width of about 420mm. The color group is 7-8 colors. The largest number of such machines is probably about 75% of the total number of unit type flexo presses, and the most widely used, including small-size folding cartons (such as cigarette packs, kits, wine boxes, etc.); thin paper packaging products (such as beer labels, cigarette soft packs, etc.); self-adhesive products; paper products (including paper cups, lunch boxes, etc.) and a small number of plastic film prints.
3. The third type is a mid-width, 7- to 8-color group flexo. The width of the paper is between 500mm and 650mm. The number is small, accounting for about 10% of the total. The main products are folding cartons (such as cigarette packs, medicine boxes, wine boxes, etc.); thin paper packaging products (mainly cigarette soft packs, wine labels, etc.); paper products (paper cups, lunch boxes, etc.).
From the point of view of actual utilization, the number of second-class general narrow-width flexo presses is the largest, and the number of under-employment (proportions) is also the largest. One of the important reasons is that the 16-inch or so flexo machine has shown a shortage of products other than stickers. For example, soft packs for cigarette factories are time-consuming to produce, but because of the low added value, processing on a 16-inch flexographic machine is likely to be zero profit or negative profit. The size of the soft case is usually about 159mm x 100.5mm, and most of them are fed horizontally. The 16-inch device can only have two cigarettes in a row and the profit is extremely thin. If a 25.5-inch device is used, one row can discharge four smoke tags, which is twice as efficient at the same speed.
In addition, for the milk and beverage packaging cartons that are very popular on the market today, flexo machines are rarely used because of the problem of the width of the unit type flexo.
For these situations, some industry analysts and some users of flexo machines believe that there are two opposite trends in China's flexographic press application development. One is for the more mature adhesive market, due to the total number of products. Limited, it should stick to an ultra-narrow 10 inch or so existing model. For other products such as folding cartons, paper products, food and beverage packaging boxes, cigarette packaging, etc., should be developed to medium-sized width of 500 to 650mm (20 to 25 inches).
In fact, this is also the development trend of the European and American packaging printing market in recent years.
According to the statistics of the United States FTA (Fifty Flexo Printing Technology Association) as early as the early 1990s, more than 90% of US milk and beverage packaging boxes were printed and processed by a flexographic press at the time, and only about 50% of all folding cartons were soft. Plate printing processing. As for the satellite type and the unit type, due to the relatively low investment of the unit type flexographic machine, in recent years, the machine has added a rapid replacement technology and a more accurate and effective tension control system. What's more important is that the packaging products on the market mostly transition from the long version to the short-medium version, which indicates that the market opportunities for medium-width flexo machines of the unit type are greater. Therefore, European and American manufacturers of flexographic printing presses have all developed their own narrow-width flexo machines to medium-width format and succeeded.
At the same time, foreign flexible printing press suppliers are also thinking about this issue: What kind of flexographic machine is really suitable for China's packaging and printing market? Based on the practical application of the flexographic press introduced in these years, necessary adjustments and changes were made to the model and configuration.
So, what was the situation with the previously introduced flexo press?
Among the 130 flexo presses mentioned above, less than 10 satellite flexographic presses with a width of 1 metre or more were used to print all kinds of plastic film products. The vast majority of other machines are group-type flexographic printers. They can be divided into three broad categories:
1. A type of ultra-narrow flexographic plate (about 10 inches) with a width of about 250mm. This type of flexographic plate is used for the production of various stickers, and some of them are also used to process a small number of beer marks. The color group is 6 to 7 colors, and some machines are equipped with full UV function, including cold UV. The number of machines in this category is not much, accounting for about 15% of the total number of machine-type flexo.
2. The second type is a general narrow-width flexographic plate (approximately 16.5 inches) with a width of about 420mm. The color group is 7-8 colors. The largest number of such machines is probably about 75% of the total number of unit type flexo presses, and the most widely used, including small-size folding cartons (such as cigarette packs, kits, wine boxes, etc.); thin paper packaging products (such as beer labels, cigarette soft packs, etc.); self-adhesive products; paper products (including paper cups, lunch boxes, etc.) and a small number of plastic film prints.
3. The third type is a mid-width, 7- to 8-color group flexo. The width of the paper is between 500mm and 650mm. The number is small, accounting for about 10% of the total. The main products are folding cartons (such as cigarette packs, medicine boxes, wine boxes, etc.); thin paper packaging products (mainly cigarette soft packs, wine labels, etc.); paper products (paper cups, lunch boxes, etc.).
From the point of view of actual utilization, the number of second-class general narrow-width flexo presses is the largest, and the number of under-employment (proportions) is also the largest. One of the important reasons is that the 16-inch or so flexo machine has shown a shortage of products other than stickers. For example, soft packs for cigarette factories are time-consuming to produce, but because of the low added value, processing on a 16-inch flexographic machine is likely to be zero profit or negative profit. The size of the soft case is usually about 159mm x 100.5mm, and most of them are fed horizontally. The 16-inch device can only have two cigarettes in a row and the profit is extremely thin. If a 25.5-inch device is used, one row can discharge four smoke tags, which is twice as efficient at the same speed.
In addition, for the milk and beverage packaging cartons that are very popular on the market today, flexo machines are rarely used because of the problem of the width of the unit type flexo.
For these situations, some industry analysts and some users of flexo machines believe that there are two opposite trends in China's flexographic press application development. One is for the more mature adhesive market, due to the total number of products. Limited, it should stick to an ultra-narrow 10 inch or so existing model. For other products such as folding cartons, paper products, food and beverage packaging boxes, cigarette packaging, etc., should be developed to medium-sized width of 500 to 650mm (20 to 25 inches).
In fact, this is also the development trend of the European and American packaging printing market in recent years.
According to the statistics of the United States FTA (Fifty Flexo Printing Technology Association) as early as the early 1990s, more than 90% of US milk and beverage packaging boxes were printed and processed by a flexographic press at the time, and only about 50% of all folding cartons were soft. Plate printing processing. As for the satellite type and the unit type, due to the relatively low investment of the unit type flexographic machine, in recent years, the machine has added a rapid replacement technology and a more accurate and effective tension control system. What's more important is that the packaging products on the market mostly transition from the long version to the short-medium version, which indicates that the market opportunities for medium-width flexo machines of the unit type are greater. Therefore, European and American manufacturers of flexographic printing presses have all developed their own narrow-width flexo machines to medium-width format and succeeded.
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